The dreaded assignments...

I'm trying to get myself back into the habit of writing blog posts and this blog post focuses on a list which I have condensed from my own experience. This edition is about assignment writing and talking about those stresses which everyone goes through, as the test of whether you actually paid attention in lectures begins.

The list kicks off at a stage where everyone is pretty relaxed, but that is soon to be short lived...

1) Receiving the assignment title months before it's due

2) But that time runs out and it's time to finally open up a word document and sign your life away to another assignment

3) Wider reading is part of your marking criteria but that new episode of your favourite show is on Netflix

4) You finally get writing and the world outside is a distant memory

5) When your friend tries to understand your assignment title and offers the "it'll be worth it in the end" advice

6) Taking half hour breaks to every 5 minutes of work you do 

7) When you think of a really good point and you're typing so fast to not forget what you were going to say 

8) But then there's the dreaded referencing and heaven forbid you lose a page/book/article

9) You stretch your vocabulary to meet the dreaded word limit, either by adding in pointless words (or paragraphs) or by cutting out a tonne of what you thought were relevant points

 

10) When the end is near, referencing is done and you're all double checked and it's finally time to say goodbye to the assignment you never thought would end

11) All that writing makes you forget the comfort of your bed, even if the mattress is pretty awful getting into bed never felt so good

Thank you for reading, anyone who's written an assignment will understand at least one of these struggles. Good luck to anyone in the midst of an assignment and are currently doing number 6 of the list.

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